Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Parking

Cities Learn From Chicago Parking Meter Debacle. Did Goldsmith?

By Noah Kazis | Nov 18, 2010 | No Comments

When Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announced that he was striking a deal to privatize his city’s 36,000 parking meters, it was a golden opportunity for transportation reform. If all went well, the deal could have cleared a political path for higher peak-hour meter rates, curbing double-parking and congestion-causing cruising. But Chicago managed to completely bungle […]

Eyes on the Street: Car Parking Enforcement, Done by LADOT on Bikes

By Jennifer Beatty | Nov 16, 2010 | 12 Comments

(Beatty is a self professed graphic design/cycling addict based in Burbank, CA. She is the creative workhorse behind Bandwagon Graphiks, designing anything for print and web with a vengeance. Cycling is her drug of choice and is known by her clients as the designer on a bike. Long difficult commutes and centuries are her passion) […]

Crenshaw Residents Fighting New Fresh & Easy Over Parking Lot

By Damien Newton | Nov 5, 2010 | 14 Comments

The Segundo-based Fresh & Easy grocery store chain has earned high marks from environmental advocates for their LEED certified green building designs and hybrid-diesel trucking fleet. However, the issue of where they place their parking lots and the impact that placement has on urban walkability may trip the green giant’s plan to open a store […]

Misunderstanding of Shoupian Theory Leads to Uninformed Attacks

By Damien Newton | Oct 19, 2010 | 8 Comments

Memo to the City of Los Angeles: stop trying to ruin Donald Shoup for the rest of us. Back in 2008 and early 2009, city officials claimed to be following the teachings of the UCLA professor and Parking Rock Star/Guru when it announced increases in parking meter fees from throughout the city. This has led […]

Shoup: NPR Puts a Price on Parking. Why Not Cato?

By Streetsblog | Oct 14, 2010 | 2 Comments

Streetsblog is pleased to present the third episode in UCLA planning professor Donald Shoup’s ongoing inquiry into whether the Cato Institute’s free market principles extend to the realm of parking policy. Read Shoup’s previous replies to Cato senior fellow Randal O’Toole here and here. Dear Randal, In your September 1 post on Cato@Liberty, you mentioned […]

Next Friday is Park(ing) Day. Here’s Our Park(ing) Day Plans.

By Damien Newton | Sep 10, 2010 | 3 Comments

For those of you that have been reading Streetsblog for awhile, you know that Park(ing) Day is a sort of unofficial holiday around here. In 2008, I toured 14 spaces by myself. In 2009, I had a small crew, and we made it to 13 spaces. This year, Park(ing) Day looks like it might be […]

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